The team from Frisco Career and Technical Education Center, in Frisco won first place at the 46th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition on March 8 at the George Allen Courthouse in Dallas, according to a press release.
This is the Frisco team’s first state championship after finishing runner-up the last three years. Frisco will represent the state of Texas at the 2025 National High School Mock Trial Competition May 7-10 in Phoenix, Arizona. Uplift North Hills Preparatory, in Irving, placed second, and Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, in Dallas, finished third.
The competition included more than 20 high school teams from across Texas to argue a hypothetical criminal court case written by local attorneys with the Dallas Bar Association (DBA), according to a press release. Judges and attorneys served as “jurors” and selected the teams that were best prepared and demonstrated exceptional presentation skills. Students portrayed prosecution and defense attorneys, as well as “witnesses.”
The DBA has sponsored and coordinated the statewide competition since its inception in the 1970s to teach high school students how the justice system works and how the law is applied in everyday life and to expose them to critical thinking exercises and quick analysis through preparation and presentation. In its 46-year history, the Texas High School Mock Trial Competition has featured more than 120,000 participants and has awarded approximately $300,000 in scholarships at the local, regional, and state levels, according to a press release.
For more information about the Texas High School Mock Trial Competition, go to texashighschoolmocktrial.com. For more information about the DBA, go to dallasbar.org.
PHOTO: Members of the Frisco Career and Technical Education Center team pose with the Texas High School Mock Trial Competition first place plaque on March 8 in Dallas. Photo courtesy of the Dallas Bar Association.